Lilongwe vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$250
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
47
😀 Quality of life
25
66
🏙️ Population
989K
276K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 37% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7884th and 6050th ($592 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8966th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832